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This site is a resource for teachers and librarians for my middle grade novel, SOMEWHERE AMONG (Atheneum Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 2016) based on my 25 years in a multi-generattional home in Japan. My photoblog, Here and There Japan, is written for children. Updates can be found at FB Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu and Twitter AnnieDonwerth_C

I didn’t set out to write about 9-11. At the time of the earthquake and tsunami March 11, 2011, I was working on a middle grade prose novel set in Texas, my home state. The earth rocked our Tokyo house for months afterwards. The damaged nuclear plant threatened Japan’s air, food, and water. Leaving Japan was not an option. We were rooted here. We...

Over twenty years ago, as I was getting off the train at my station, a Japanese woman handed me the paper doll encased in a plastic sleeve. A slip of paper on the outside says,”May Peace Prevail on Earth.” We have used it as a Christmas ornament ever since. I was surprised by the English and have always wondered about it. Was the woman...

International Day of Peace is on September 21. The 2017 theme is Together for Peace, Safety, Respect & Dignity For All. For information about 2017 events, check here and the UN Peace Day Facebook page. For more information check the Facebook page for Peace One Day as well as their websites and the other links below. History On September 7, 2001, the United Nations unanimously...